Laminin A

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Haag, T. A., et al. (1999). The role of cell adhesion molecules in Drosophila heart morphogenesis: Faint sausage, Shotgun/DE-cadherin, and Laminin A are required for discrete stages in heart development. Dev. Biol. 208(1): 56-69.

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Klinowska, T. C., et al. (1999). Laminin and beta1 integrins are crucial for normal mammary gland development in the mouse. Dev. Biol. 215(1): 13-32.

Kusche-Gullberg, M., et al. (1992). Laminin A chain: expression during Drosophila development and genomic sequence. EMBO J. 11: 4519-27

Lampe, P. D., et al. (1998). Cellular interaction of integrin alpha3beta1 with laminin 5 promotes gap junctional communication. J. Cell Biol. 143(6): 1735-47.

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Magnifico, A., et al. (1996). Peptide G, containing the binding site of the 67-kDa laminin receptor, increases and stabilizes laminin binding to cancer cells. J. Biol. Chem. 271 (49): 31179-31184.

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Nelson, J., et al. (1997). Murine epidermal growth factor peptide (33-42) binds to a YIGSR-specific laminin receptor on both tumor and endothelial cells. J. Biol. Chem. 271 (42): 26179-26186.

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O'Toole, E. A., et al. (1997). Laminin-5 inhibits human keratinocyte migration. Exp. Cell Res. 233(2): 330-339.

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Patton, B. L., et al. (1997). Distribution and function of laminins in the neuromuscular system of developing, adult, and mutant mice. J. Cell Biol. 139(6): 1507-1521.

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Poulton, J. S. and Deng, W. M. (2006). Dystroglycan down-regulation links EGF receptor signaling and anterior-posterior polarity formation in the Drosophila oocyte. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 103(34): 12775-80. Medline abstract: 16908845

Prokop, A., et al. (1998). Absence of PS integrins or Laminin A affects extracellular adhesion, but not intracellular assembly, of hemiadherens and neuromuscular junctions in Drosophila embryos. Dev. Biol. 196(1): 58-76.

Rabinovitz, I. and Mercurio, A. M. (1997). The integrin alpha6beta4 functions in carcinoma cell migration on Laminin-1 by mediating the formation and stabilization of actin-containing motility structures. J. Cell Biol. 139(7): 1873-1884

Rousselle, P., et al. (1997). Laminin 5 Binds the NC-1 Domain of Type VII Collagen. J. Cell Biol. 138(3): 719-728.

Salmivirta, K., Sorokin, L. M. and Ekblom, P. (1997). Differential expression of laminin alpha chains during murine tooth development. Dev. Dyn. 210(3): 206-215.

Sasaki, T., et al. (1998). Deficiency of beta 1 integrins in teratoma interferes with basement membrane assembly and laminin-1 expression. Exp. Cell Res. 238(1): 70-81.

Schuger, L., et al. (1997). Laminin alpha1 chain synthesis in the mouse developing lung: requirement for epithelial-mesenchymal contact and possible role in bronchial smooth muscle development. J. Cell Biol. 139: 553-562.

Sorokin, L. M., et al. (1997). Developmental regulation of the laminin alpha5 chain suggests a role in epithelial and endothelial cell maturation. Dev. Biol. 189(2): 285-300.

Stark, K. A., et al. (1997). A novel alpha integrin subunit associates with betaPS and functions in tissue morphogenesis and movement during Drosophila development. Development 124(22): 4583-4594.

Stevens, A. and Jacobs, J. R. (2002). Integrins regulate responsiveness to Slit repellent signals. J. Neurosci. 22(11): 4448-4455. 12040052

Sugiyama, J. E., et al . (1997). Laminin-induced acetylcholine receptor clustering: an alternative pathway. J. Cell Biol. 139(1): 181-191

Talts, J. F., Andac, Z., Gohring, W., Brancaccio, A. and Timpl, R. (1999). Binding of the G domains of laminin alpha1 and alpha2 chains and perlecan to heparin, sulfatides, alpha-dystroglycan and several extracellular matrix proteins. EMBO J. 18: 863-870. Medline abstract: 10022829

Vivinus-Nebot, M., et al. (1999). Laminin 5 in the human thymus: Control of T cell proliferation via alpha6beta4 integrins. J. Cell Biol. 144(3): 563-574

Yang, Y., et al. (1998). Role of laminin polymerization at the epithelial mesenchymal interface in bronchial myogenesis. Development 125(14): 2621-2629.

Yarnitzky, T. and Volk, T. (1995). Laminin is required for heart, somatic muscles and gut development in the Drosophila embryo. Dev. Biol. 169: 609-618

Yoshiba, K., et al. (1998). Expression and localization of laminin-5 subunits during mouse tooth development. Dev. Dyn. 211(2): 164-176.

Yurchenco, P. D., et al. (1997). The alpha chain of laminin-1 is independently secreted and drives secretion of its beta- and gamma-chain partners. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 94(19): 10189-10194

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